Using local culture and gender roles to improve male involvement in maternal health in Southern Nigeria

Journal of Health Communication

Volumn 16, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1122-1135

  Adeleye, Omokhoa Adedayo ^a   Aldoory, Linda ^b   Parakoyi, Dauda Bayo ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BENIN   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MATERNAL WELFARE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CULTURE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MATERNAL WELFARE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NIGERIA; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84856815605     PISSN: 10810730     EISSN: 10870415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10810730.2011.571340     Document Type: Conference Paper

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